An older origin for the Acheulean at Melka Kunture (Upper Awash,Ethiopia): Techno-economic behaviours at Garba IVD |
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Authors: | Rosalia Gallotti |
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Affiliation: | Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Scienze dell''Antichità, Via dei Volsci, 122, 00185 Roma, Italy |
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Abstract: | In the 1970s and 1980s, the emergence of the Acheulean at Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopia) was dated to 1 Ma (million years ago), based on the typo-metrical analysis of the lithic assemblage of Garba XIIJ. Older sites such as Gombore I, Karre I, and Garba IV (1.7–1.5 Ma) were classified as Oldowan/Developed Oldowan. Consequently, the Oldowan and the Acheulean at Melka Kunture were interpreted as two distinct technologies separated by a chronological gap of 0.5 Ma. |
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Keywords: | East Africa Early Acheulean Chaî ne opé ratoire Small dé bitage Large flake production Large cutting tool production |
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